Sunshine and Depression
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Sunshine and Depression Whilst I’ve been writing a series of blogs on unhelpful thinking styles, which I will continue on with next time, I thought I’d write about something a little different this week, bearing in mind the weather we’re... Read More
Emotional Reasoning
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Unhelpful Thinking Styles (5) In my latest blog about unhelpful thinking I’ve decided to talk about emotional reasoning – this is where you let how you think about things be guided by how you feel about things – ‘I feel bad so it... Read More
Shoulds and Musts
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Unhelpful Thinking Styles (4) Another aspect to being critical and hard on ourselves is the unhelpful thinking style of ‘shoulds and musts’. When we tell ourselves that we ‘should be doing ….’ Or ‘I shouldn’t... Read More
Mind-reading
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Unhelpful Thinking Styles (3) In my 3rd blog about unhelpful thinking styles I’ve decided to look at mind-reading as this can often follow on from comparing ourselves with others. What I mean by mind-reading is that we tend to assume we know what... Read More
Comparisons
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Unhelpful Thinking Habits (2) So, in my 2nd instalment of the series on unhelpful thinking habits, I thought I’d address another error that links with being too critical of ourselves, which is comparing ourselves with others. How often do you take a... Read More
The inner self critic
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Unhelpful thinking habits (1) Have you recognised recently just how you think? Would you say you’re an Optimist? Pessimist? Or perhaps somewhere in the middle – a Realist? Also – what do you think about yourself? – are you kind to... Read More
Some advice for a better nights sleep
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
10 Tips For Better Sleep As I’m sure you may be aware, getting a poor night’s sleep is an unpleasant experience and can cause tiredness and a lower mood the next day. Whilst one or two night’s disturbed sleep is unlikely to have too... Read More
Learning about self care
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Taking care of ourselves Taking care of ourselves sounds like common sense but is something that we can quite often forget to do. This might be for many reasons such as the pressures of everyday life - the demands of work, family, housework, study,... Read More
Is It Just Me?
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
I wonder if you’ve ever looked around you and thought ‘why is my life so bad compared with everyone else?’ ‘Why does everyone else appear to be fine, happy and enjoying life, whereas I’m feeling low, and everything’s... Read More
Don't know what to expect from counselling?
Monday, September 11, 2017
Are you trying to decide whether you should see a counsellor? Taking the first step Welcome to my first blog on my new website. To be honest with you, choosing the first subject to write about hasn’t been easy, there are many subjects worthy to be... Read More
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